29/04/2024
Drone footage captured continuing protests and Gaza solidarity encampment on Sunday (April 28) at Columbia University in New York, US.
Students at Columbia University in New York City launched a campus sit-in on April 18 to protest their school's continued financial ties to companies supporting Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory and the 'genocide' in Gaza.Pro-Palestinian student demonstrations have since spread to other leading US universities, including California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt; University of California, Berkeley; University of Southern California; University of Texas at Austin; Yale University; University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Swarthmore College and University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania; University of Rochester in New York; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Tufts University; and Emerson College; Emory University; and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Israel has waged a brutal offensive on Gaza since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group, Hamas, on Oct. 7, which Tel Aviv said killed less than 1,200 people.Nearly 34,400 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 77,400 injured amid mass destruction and severe shortages of necessities.
Tel Aviv is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Israel to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.